vivo X300 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus

Comparing the vivo X300 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,491, while vivo X300 FE scores 9,051, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while vivo X300 FE offers 6.31 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to vivo X300 FE's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both vivo X300 FE and Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo X300 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus offers 12 MP, making vivo X300 FE better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus delivers longer battery life with 16h 46m, while vivo X300 FE delivers 16h 04m, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both vivo X300 FE and Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while vivo X300 FE is rated 8.4.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.8, while vivo X300 FE has a rating of 4.6.

vivo X300 FE

₹94,999

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus

₹94,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

14 May, 2026

11 Mar, 2026

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Samsung Exynos 2600	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.31 inches (16.03 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR OLED
1216x2640 px (FHD+)	1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	10 MP Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6500 mAh	4900 mAh	3692 mAh
90W Flash Charging	45W	40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

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Pros

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Premium build
Reliable flagship performance
Excellent AMOLED display
Polished UI with useful AI features

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

Thermal efficiency could have been better
No charger in the box

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.6/5

(610 ratings)

4.8/5

(208 ratings)

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,000,897 AnTuTu Score	3,106,879 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score
16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹94,999 @ Amazon	Not Available in any store	₹79,999 @ Flipkart
Not Available in any other store		₹99,900 @ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Feb 25, 2026

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

5 Year

7 Year

N/A

Security Updates

7 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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Samsung Exynos 2600

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Apple A19

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Processor

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Deca Core

3.8 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.25 GHz, Tri core, ARM C1-Pro 2.75 GHz, Hexa Core, ARM C1-Pro

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 829

Xclipse 960

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

3,000,897

3,106,879

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

10.0 s

16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

4,004

6,210

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.4 %

24.4 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

2600 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

513 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.11 %

91.58 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.38 %

91.8 %

N/A

Design

Height

150.83 mm

158.4 mm

149.6 mm

Width

71.76 mm

75.8 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

7.99 mm

7.3 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

191 grams

190 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

N/A

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.571/1.56" sensor size IMX921

50 MP
Primary Camera3x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1.0µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

N/A

3 x Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

6500 mAh

4900 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 45W 69% in 30 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 04m

16h 46m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

41m

1h 1m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)